Uganda Nonprofit Teaches Kids to Love the Environment

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
1 October 2013
Tags:
Uganda, Environment, Children and Youth

In Uganda, non-profit organization spearheads and mentors children to appreciate their environment by planting of trees and taking care of them until they grow. Little Hands Go Green, now an army of 80,000 school children, aspires to plant at least a million trees every year. Today we meet the man behind the national campaign, Joseph Masembe, Executive Director, My Kid is a Superstar and Little Hands Go Green. VOA's Vincent Makori talks to Mr. Masembe about his program.

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